Community radio forum briefs communications minister

The National Community Radio Forum (NCRF), a national civil society forum representing 105 community radio stations in South Africa, announced on Monday, 20 July 2009, that it had met with the Minister of Communications Siphiwe Nyanda, deputy minister Dina Pule and relevant officials of the DoC to present the sector's challenges. It pledged its commitment towards meeting national agendas. The community radio sector collectively commands 25% of total radio audiences in South Africa, some 7.2 million listeners. The ministry in turn agreed to building stronger relationships with the sector through a series of planned meetings and possible joint projects.